The five best design links, every weekday

Friday01/24

1

brandsinmotion.xyz

Brands in motion

An independent resource showcasing the very best motion design in branding.

2

pentagram.com

Pentagram's new project: Grow to Know

Activism in the face of the Grenfell Tower tragedy brings hope, change and opportunity for healing the community.

3

adamsilver.io

Why the ‘none of the above’ checkbox pattern worries me

This research-approved design pattern has me a little worried.

4

itsnicethat.com

How brands are morphing the next era of motion design

A creeping shift has redefined how brands maintain identity over recent years, chasing audiences as they jump between endless windows.

5

letsnotdothat.com

Master the art of the product manager ‘no’

Keep your meetings smooth and your priorities on track.

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Thursday01/23

1

ishadeed.com

Balancing text In CSS

Make text look more balanced with text-wrap in CSS.

2

letsbendthecurve.com

Let’s bend the curve

Addressing the environmental impact of digital technology.

3

iconic.app

Free pixel-perfect icons

Free, “do wtf you want with” pixel-perfect icons. New icons added every week.

4

asteriskmag.com

The making of community notes

The team that built X’s Community Notes talks about their design process and the philosophy behind their approach to combatting false information.

5

chrbutler.com

Who is the internet for?

Our motivation to optimize content for Google is transforming from “please send visitors our way” to “please use our content as a source."

Wednesday01/22

1

poetry.camera

Poetry camera

A camera that prints poems of what it sees.

2

baldurbjarnason.com

The web is a creative industry and is facing shattered economics

Everywhere I look, it’s becoming more and more clear that a lot of job markets are in very bad shape.

3

webkit.org

The success of Interop 2024

The annual collaboration between browser engine teams has reached 95% interoperability this year.

4

tosabout.com

Analyzing ToS of your favorite apps

We try to fight back using the very technology they use to reduce, and justify their reduction of, our rights.

5

otherway.com

Rebranding the American dream

Designing America’s first emotionally powered homeownership company.

Tuesday01/21

1

games.productartistry.com

Dark patterns detective

Games that uncover how digital product design influences your choices, behaviors, and the world around you.

2

figma.com

Figma plugin: QuickFill

This plugin helps you populate your designs with meaningful content in seconds instead of searching across multiple sources.

3

codepen.io

The most hearted Code Pens of 2024

These are the most popular posts on Code Pen—good insight into what the design and dev community are exploring.

4

iamvishnu.com

Please don’t force dark mode

Dear website designers, please don’t force dark mode on your users.

5

ben-evans.com

AI eats the world

Every year, Benedict Evans produces a big presentation exploring macro and strategic trends in the tech industry. For 2025, ‘AI eats the world’.

Monday01/20

1

type.today

Type manual: units of measurement

Kilometers per hour, kilowatt-hours, degrees, square miles, liquid ounces (and much more).

2

nokiadesignarchive.aalto.fi

Nokia design archive

Exploring unseen concepts of design and opportunities of design-driven transformation and change.

3

brand.dropbox.com

Dropbox brand guidelines

From icons to illustration, logos to language, this collection is the foundation for how Dropbox looks, feels, and sounds like Dropbox.

4

tomtunguz.com

How AI might reverse web design

During the last 20 years, we’ve focused on improving websites for humans with complex design. But AI thrives on simplicity: pure text.

5

informationisbeautiful.net

The New York Good Times

A different way of seeing the news.

Friday01/17

1

grantslatton.com

Nobody cares

The world is full of stuff that could be excellent with just 1% more effort. But people don't care.

2

beza1e1.tuxen.de

Software folklore

Sometimes bugs have symptoms beyond belief. This is a collection of such stories from around the web.

3

epicweb.dev

Testing accessibility with screen readers

Dive into the world of screen reader testing and discover why relying on a single tool isn’t enough.

4

uclab.fh-potsdam.de

Visual history of the Latin alphabet

Interactive visualization of the history of the latin alphabet, showing the temporal and formal relationships of the different scripts and typefaces.

5

blog.damato.design

Your first component

When building a component library, what component do you build first and why is it always button?

Thursday01/16

1

a-fresh.website

a-fresh.website

A curated gallery of award-winning websites and creative ideas.

2

x.com

UI showcase

A twitter account designing ideas every (other) day.

3

medhir.com

Right to root access

Right to repair laws should include provisions requiring manufacturers to unlock a device’s bootloader upon consumer request.

4

subwaystories.nyc

Subway stories

A beautiful and interactive visualization of the MTA’s subway ridership data. Created for the 2024 MTA Open Data Challenge.

5

jonyablonski.com

User research myths

Common myths about user research that often prevent companies from implementing this valuable practice.

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